Redhills
An Cnoc Rua
Village
Houses along the village green
Houses along the village green
Redhills is located in Ireland
Redhills
Redhills
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°06′N 7°19′W / 54.10°N 7.32°W / 54.10; -7.32
CountryIreland
ProvinceUlster
CountyCounty Cavan
BaronyTullygarvey
Elevation
55 m (180 ft)
Population
 (2006)[citation needed]
 • Rural
420
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceH444170

Redhills (Irish: An Cnoc Rua, meaning "the red hill")[1] is a village located in northern County Cavan, Ireland. It is near the N54 road and is home to Redhills GAA club, which has produced four Cavan Inter-County players. The Finn River flows a short distance to the north of Redhills.[2]

The 1992 film, The Playboys, was filmed on location in the village, as was the 1995 film The Run of the Country. Both films were scripted by Oscar nominee and Redhills native, Shane Connaughton. [3] Connaughton's books A Border Station (1989) and The Run of the Country (1991) are also set in the village.[4][5]

Transport

Local Link bus route C3 was introduced on 30 July 2018 and links the village to Ballyhaise and Cavan. There are three services in each direction Mondays to Saturdays and an additional three journeys each way on Friday and Saturday evenings. With two services in each direction on Sundays and Bank Holidays. Onward coach and bus connections are available in Cavan.

References

  1. ^ "An Cnoc Rua/Redhills". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  2. ^ Discoverer Series Sheet 27 (E Edition). Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland (O.S.N.I.), Land and Property Services, Belfast, 2011.
  3. ^ The Irish Filmography 1896-1996; Red Mountain Press (Dublin); 1996. Page 204
  4. ^ Welch, Robert, and Bruce Stewart. The Oxford Companion to Irish Literature. Oxford University Press, 1996. p. 112.
  5. ^ Lynch, Brian. With Shane Connaughton in swinging '70s London. Irish Independent. 3-21-2009.
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